Peter D. Robinson
The Most Rev. Peter D. Robinson, B.D. (Grad.), currently serves as Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North American and as Bishop ordinary of the UECNA's Missionary Diocese of the East. He is also the vicar of Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Waynesboro, Virginia.
Bishop Robinson was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He graduated in 1991 from The College of Ripon and York St. John with a B.A. (Hons) degree and attended Holyrood Seminary in Liberty, New York 1993–94. He was ordained a deacon on July 3, 1994, and a priest on December 10, 1995. In 2009, he was consecrated bishop, and in 2012, he was elected presiding bishop of the United Episcopal Church.
Bishop Robinson was awarded the Doctor of Divinity (D.D., honoris causa) by Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Christian University in 2022 for his contributions to Christian Education and Theological Training.
In his spare time Bishop Robinson enjoys reading detective novels and listening to classical music. He also plays the Scottish small pipes and has a deep interest in Scandinavian Lutheranism. His other interests include Scottish and Irish folk music, the history of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Manx history and culture, as well as model railroading.
In 2024, Bishop Robinson consecrated the Rev. Aaron Erastus Long to serve as the first Synod President and Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical and Reformed Synod, restoring Apostolic Succession to these churches. He was assisted in this consecration by the Rt. Rev. Robert "Bob" Bierman.
